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CB Robert Alford signs with Cardinals days after release by Falcons

It didn't take cornerback Robert Alford long to find a new NFL home.

Alford signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, two days after being released by the Atlanta Falcons in a salary cap move.

Terms of his contract with Arizona were not disclosed.

He joins a Cardinals secondary led by star cornerback Patrick Peterson. Vance Joseph is the team's new defensive coordinator on first-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury's coaching staff.

Because he was released he was permitted to sign with a new team before the start of the NFL's new league year on March 13.